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BFG Edition to revamp Doom 3 for PC, consoles

id Software has been largely silent about any future plans for the venerable Doom franchise since Doom 4 was first announced back in 2008. The company broke that silence today, not with new details about Doom 4, but with the announcement of a newly remastered BFG Edition of 2004's Doom 3.

The re-release, slated for a fall arrival on PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 (the first time the game will be available for Sony's system), promises "greatly enhanced graphics" over the eight-year-old original, including "improved rendering and lighting" and support for stereoscopic 3D.

The gameplay will also be tweaked through a revamped save point system, fine-tuned controls on the consoles, and—possibly most importantly—the ability to use an armor-mounted flashlight while firing your weapon, helping to manage the game's famously dark corridors. In an interview with Polygon, id Creative Director Tim Willits says the game will also include more ammo than the original, in response to a common complaint from fans.

BFG Edition will include the base game and the Resurrection of Evil expansion pack content, in addition to seven new single-player levels being branded as "The Lost Mission." The package will also include copies of the first two Doom games as an added bonus.

Doom 3: BFG Edition trailer

Kyle Orland
Kyle is the Senior Gaming Editor at Ars Technica, specializing in video game hardware and software. He has journalism and computer science degrees from University of Maryland. He is based in the Washington, DC area. Emailkyle.orland@arstechnica.com//Twitter@KyleOrl